Avangrid · 16 hours ago
Lead Telecom Network Architect
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expAvangrid is a company focused on telecommunications, and they are seeking a Lead Telecom Network Architect to design, optimize, and orchestrate services for a complex telecom network. The role involves defining enterprise standards, developing standardized processes, and leading efforts in network architecture and deployment across over 1,000 locations.
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Responsibilities
Lead the architecting and deployment of a scalable, highly available, and secure enterprise network expanding to over 1000 locations
Develop designs for implementation by engineering and deployment organizations
Acquisition, analysis, documentation, implementation, scheduling, and support of layer 1 to layer 3 communications hardware, software, and their facilities
Design advanced MPLS networks for both Core and Data Centers and passing traffic between environments by swapping labels or Binding SID
Resolve complex technical facility, hardware, and software problems utilizing a variety of hardware and software testing tools
Manage and maintain up-to-date documentation and procedures that define the inter-operability of telecommunication, routing, switching, and optical systems
Identify and evaluate new technologies and products
Monitor system performance and capacity planning by assessing reports and crafting recommendations for improvement
Interface with engineering, field, and Network Operations Centers to ensure proper escalation procedures are in place for outages or degraded system performance
Design advanced routing policies to deliver services across a variety of wireless and wireline networks
Lead Global Telecom Request for Proposal (RFP) efforts
Lead standardization efforts to establish processes and documentation for use by internal employees and external engineering/contracting firms
Work closely with Avangrid standards organizations, technical writing, and drafting teams to publish solutions to be utilized by Avangrid Operating Companies
Lead efforts to provide guidance, coordination, and training for teams
Collaborate with departments external to Telecom establishing and strengthening processes and procedures
Optimize and implement QoS policies and traffic engineering for wired and wireless networks across WAN and LAN deployments
Communicate standardized solutions, solicit feedback and perform iterative improvements
Provide mentorship to network engineers and cross-functional teams from corporate security to data centers
Lead network traffic and performance analysis efforts to design system upgrades ensuring capacity planning and high availability succeed
Direct network planning and automation and interaction with tools such as Infoblox, Netbox, Cisco ISE, and Aruba Clearpass
Qualification
Required
Master's degree and six (6) years, or Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years, or Associate's degree and ten (10) years, or twelve (12) years of work experience in designing, standardizing, configuring, managing, maintaining, transitioning technologies and troubleshooting telecommunications networks
Demonstrated knowledge of engineering and maintaining networks operating TCP/IP IPv4/IPv6, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, and MPLS TE
Demonstrated knowledge of DWDM, IP/MPLS, ATM, Microwave and SONET systems
Proficiency in DHCP, DNS, IP Administration, NTP, VPNs (DMVPN, SD-WAN), ACLs, and Policy Based Routing
Experience with network operating systems IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR, JUNOS/JUNOSe, and TiMOS
Experience in creating network standards and documentation
Experience in scheduling, development of task plans and progress reporting
Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking using IPv4/IPv6 routing
Thorough understanding of MPLS networking using at least four (4) of the following protocols: LDP, RSVP-TE, SR, SR-TE, VPRN, VPLS, VLL, VPWS, EVPN, and VXLAN
Thorough understanding of PTP, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+ protocols
Demonstrated knowledge in scripting and network automation with at least three (3) of the following: Perl, Python, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform and bash/korn shell scripting
Proficiency in analyzing packet captures from Netflow and real-time network telemetry
Participation in RFP preparation and evaluation including budgeting
Preferred
Experience in operating and designing MPLS and DWDM networks
Experience in optical network planning with ROADM, FOADM, 400ZR/OpenZR+/400ZR+, or CDC/CDC-F technologies
Experience in IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and Operational Excellence concepts or methodologies
Experience in automating system record creation for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM
Infoblox Core DDI certification
Cisco CCIE (Enterprise, Security, or Service Provider) certification
Juniper JNCIE (Data Center, Enterprise or Service Provider) certification
Nokia SRA certification
Green Belt or above Lean Six Sigma Certification
Experiencing in leading industry working groups
Experiencing in leading procurement processes
Willingness to seek additional advanced certifications
Company
Avangrid
Avangrid, Inc.
Founded in 1997Orange, Connecticut, USA
5001-10000 employees
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